The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-12-29

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b q 0rdsiasd b. To CITY Gx.ea of ne Guy g
1s1ahasess:
Light Company be and they are hereby authorized
to construct Gas and Electric Light Works in the
City of TallAhassee and for that purpose, that the
In any and all streets In me said city and In the sl
leys and iots Of the same, and to erect such lamp
posts or poles, or towers, - may be necessary or
essential for furnishing gas or electric lights iu aad
City of Tallahassee aud tn this eud the Tallahassee
Gas and Electric Light Company are authorized to
make such excavations, or erect such structures,
poles or towers, and run wires thereto, along the
streets of said city may be necessary essential
Provided, That in laying such pipes erecting such
lamp posts, poles, or towers the said company
shall not oosruct any street for longer period than
twelve hours.
SEC g. That the said company shai whenever Il
shall make any excavation In any street, or shall
have any material in any street, place lights suf
to warn all persons from such excavations and ma
terial At night.
SIC. s. That the said company, in constructing its
works upon any street In the City Of Tallahassee.
shall first submit the Street. Committee the streets
upon which pipes to be laid and shall abide any
order of the Street Committee made therein gov
erning tie manntr and time In which said pipes shall
be laid
SEC. 4 That the said company, in accepting this
ordinance, shall become liable to any and all dam
accrung private individuals by Of the
negligen c OF sid company or its employees, and
shall hold the city harmless az nst any dam iges
which may arise as hereinbefore mentioned
SEC. s. That the said company shall not obstruct
oy placing material or making excavations for their
pipes in any more OF the streets of the city at any
one time than will be Necessary for the carrying on
of its works, and the said company shall soon
practicable, remove any and all distractions from
the streets and place the streets ia the
condition as thay were prior TO excavations is pos
sible, and in constructing said works tue said com
IN fatI bQA aAHc ,f he atp
and the City Surveyor. is required to furnish the
grade at the expense of the company, when re-
quested by said company to do so.
SEC. 6. Ths said company shall not be permitted
to manufacture and supply gas, for Illuminating
purposes, of less than eighteen QS) candle power,
and stall not be permitted to charge private con-
sumers for said gas at any time an amount exceed
ing two ant onehalf dollars per Thousand feet,
and the charge to the city for gas lamps shall not
exceed thirty dollars per annum for each lamp of
not less than twenty candle power, through burn
ers OF capacity of four feet per hour
SEC. 7. Tat within thirty days after the day that
this ordln4 takes effect the said Tallahassee Gas
ana Electric Ii BIT Company, their associates, sue
cessors and assigns, shall file their written accept
lance thereof in the office Of the City Clerk of the
said City of Tallahassee whereupon the same shall
become binding on both parties The construction
of the SAID gas works shall be commenced within
thirty days alter tive fliug of said acceptance aud
said gas works shall be completed and In practical
operation within ak months after the com.
mencemcnt OF the construction thereof. and the
said Tallahassee Gas and Electric Light Companyf
shall put and operate electric lights rs soon
sufficient consumers can be secured to pay eight
per cent interest per annum on the additional cap
itai required to urchase the machinery for and put
in practical operation the said electric lights.
SEC 5. That If tue said company shall fail to COM
peie the said gas works within the time prescribed
in the foregoing section Of this ordinance, or shall
fail 20 furnish gas at any time for the space of six
months, or shall violate any of the provisions o
this ordinance, the City Council OF the said City OF
Tallahassee may, in its discretion. declare this
dnance mil and void and may repeal the same.
SEC. g. That said City of Tallahassee does here
by lease and to said Tallahassee Gas and Eiec-
trio Light Company and its successors and assigns
at an annual rental of dollar per year for the
term of ninety nine 500 years, payable by said CON-
pany or its successors, the first day of each year.
three ~ OF land, adjoining the land occu-
pied by the Tallahassee Ice Company, and adjoin-
ing the right ofwaj Of the Florida Railway and
Navigati n Compauy's line of road, said lard to be
selected and surveyed by said Tallahassee Gas and
Electric Light Company; said land to be used for
the plant and for such other pur oses as may be
CURED ty said company tor the transaction of their
business as as said Tallahassee Gas and Elec-
trio Light Company shall have selected and sur
veyed said three (3) of land, the MAY or and
City Clerk of said city shall execute, under the s. al
q said city, and deliver to said Tallahassee Gas md
Electric Light Company lease in proper form OF
such three ~ acres OF l,nd, with a particular de-
scription thereof according to said selection and
survey, and according to the terms thereof
SEC. 10. That the said City of Tallahassee, in
sheraton of the foregoi z requirements being COM
piled with on the part OF the said Tallahassee Gas
and Electric Light Company, their associates, sue
cesscrs and assigns shall and hereby obligates itself
to take all gas which it may wish to lighting
its streets buildings from said company at price
OF not more than one and onehaf dollars $1 SOY per
one thousand feet tor such as may be used in public
bulldogs used exclusively ny said city, aud at price
Of not more than thirty dollars ($3r per annum for
each street lamp provided for in
ton SIX Of TINS ordnance, for the period of twenty
i've consecutive years from the completion of said
gas works Povifed, That nothing herein shall be
contrurd as obligation on the part the said city
o! Tallahassee to take any gas from said company.
SEC IL That the privileges and licenses herein
and hereby granted shall he exclusive in and to said
Tallahassee Gas and Electric Light Company, their
as-ocaes and assigns. for and during the
term Of TWEEN y-fve years.
SEC II. All or i,anees and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repeal. d.
Passed hy the Council in due and proper manner
al It's meeting t his goth day Of December, A. D
1887
Attest-J L. DEMILIY City Clerk.
T. H RAsDOLPH
President Ciiy Council.
Approved. A. j. FISH, Mayor.
December II, lSS7-4w